Compare Windows 8 and PingFederate - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 20, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Windows 8 or PingFederate?

PingFederate is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Windows 8, and PingFederate is rated higher (87/100) than Windows 8 (62/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right IT Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

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Who is more expensive? Windows 8 or PingFederate?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of IT Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Windows 8 and PingFederate.

Windows 8 price starts at $40 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Windows 8 is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of IT Management software. PingFederate price starts at $20,000 per year , When comparing PingFederate to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average IT Management software cost.

Bottom line: Windows 8 cost is around the same cost of PingFederate.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Windows 8 Vs. PingFederate based on some of the most important and required IT Management features.

Windows 8: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

PingFederate: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of Windows 8 belong to all major industries and include all business size. PingFederate is suitable for companies of all shapes and sizes including security, healthcare, food, media and entertainment, manufacturing and more.



Windows 8

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $40 per license

Windows 8 an operating system for personal Windows based computers including tablets and smartphones. Other than offering the extensive Windows OS applications, the software offers a new interface and advanced ...

Categories: Operating system.

PingFederate

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $20,000 per year

PingFederate is a federated identity management solution that comes with high-integrity identity security tools required to set a centralize control over authentication and identities. The solution prov...

Categories: IT Management.

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Windows 8: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

PingFederate: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Windows ...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$40 per license
Functionality
4
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PingFederate
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
$20,000 per year
Functionality
4
Symantec...
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$12,975 per license
Functionality
5
Windows ...
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$239.99 per license
Functionality
4
Informat...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$2,000 per month
Functionality
6

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.